Artesian or oil well.



No. 654,729. Patented Julyy 3|, |900. R. n. GREEN.

ARTESIAN UR OIL WELL.

(Application Bled Apr. 7, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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ROBERT D. GREEN, OF CYCLONE, PENNSYLVANIA.

` ARTSIAN on oiL WELL.

SPECIFGATN forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,729, dated July 31,1900.

' Application flied April 7, 1900. serai No. 11,989.V (No modem To all whom it may concern: u

Beit known that I, ROBERT D. GREEN, a

- citizen of the United States, residing at Cyclone, in the county of McKean and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Artesian or Oil Wells, of'

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in Artesian or oil wells, and pertains to providing a dumping device for the lower end of the tubing, all of which will be fully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims. A

- The object of my invention is to provide a dumping valve or barrel for the lower endof' the tubing constituting the well, whereby the usual loss of oilin the pullingof the tubing or rods is prevented and by means of which also the sediment or sand collected within the tubing may be permitted to escape or be dumped therefrom without the necessity of pulling the tubing or removing the working barrel from the well, which is great utility.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a vertical sectional view of an Artesian well, showing my invention applied thereto and supported in the position for the pumping of the oil. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the parts being shown in the position of dumping the oil or the collectedsediment and sand from` the lower end thereof. Fig. 3 is atop plan view of a supporting-ring `for the' tubing, which issituated at the'upper end of the well.

Referringnow to the drawings, A indicates theusualworking barrel. :My invention pertains to an attachment at the lower end. of

the working barrel; and it consists in provid-` ing what I term a dumpingbarrel B, which has its upper end screw-threaded and fitting within the lower end of the working barrel. Projecting upward within the working barrel and supported, preferably, by the dumping-barrel B is a projecting tubular portion` found to be of` upper end ofthis dumping valve or tube F is provided with a projecting flange H, formed to constitute a valve for engagement with the` upper valve-seat I, formed at the upper edge of the contracted portion G, situated at and within the lower 4end of the dumping-barrel B. The lowerend of the dumping tube or` valve F is provided with an angular collar .I and at a point below the said angular collar J with a tapered external]y-screwthreaded lower end K, the said tapered screw-threaded end K adapted to be screwed into and connected with any desired form of anchor L.

Situatedwithin the dumpingLvalve tube F and moving vertically therein is a rod ci, having, preferably, at its upper end an enlargement b, which enlargement is adapted to engage the valve E of thejstanding valve D when the tubing is lowered into the position indicated in Fig. 2.' i. From this description it will be noted that when it is desired to dump the collected sediment and sand from the working barrel it is only necessary to lower the working barrel, as indicated in Fig. 2, which will causepthe dumping-barrelB to telescope the valve-tube F and carry the upper enlarged end b of the rod ainto engagement with the valve E and move it from its seat, which will permit the downward rush of the oil from the working barrel and carry with it the collectedsediment and sand, as will'bereadily understood.

From this description it will be seen that I am enabled to remove the tubing from the well without losing the oil, and also am eni abled to dumpthe collected sediment and 'sand therefrom Without removing the tubing from the well.

and enabling it to be elevated or lowered conveniently without 'removingany section of the tubing I provide at the upper end of the well and resting upon the upper end of the casing a ring M, which is sufficiently large to permit the passage therethrough not only of the tubing itself, but of the joints'N therein. For the purpose of supportinglthetubing-by the engagement of a Vjoint therein with asu'pporting member I provide a divided ring P, which consists of the two portions d, which are adapted to be clamped together by means of suitable clamping-bolts e. This ring P 9o For the purpose' of supporting the tubing IOO at g,.for resting within the upper end gf the Y casing Q. The opening R in this supplemental supporting-ring P is of a size which will permit the tubingitself to pass therethrough," but which will not permit the joints thereof I to pass through it, thus serving to supportrit- 'Io by oneof the joints resting thereon, as clearly illustrated in the drawings. When it is de# sired to either lower or fraise thetubing forv the purpose of withdrawing the tubing from,

the well or for .the purpose' of dumping the sediment therefrom, as hereinbefore stated,- it'i's, only necessary to lift' the tubing. suiif cientlyto'enable. the` divided supplemental rin gP to-be lifted from the ringM and opened or lowered one1 or more joints and the sup.- plementalringcaused to embrace the tubing justbelow thatjointwhich it is desired shall form the support ofv the tubing. From thisj it will` be noticed'that by meansof a supplementalfdividedring it is not necessary to unscrew any-of the joints of the tubing for the, purpose of either'lowerin'g or raising it,which is necessary where a ring capable of beingv ping; can bereadi-ly lowered or raised.

divided is not provided.. This device is especiallyuseful in connection with'.l mydump ingdevice, servin g as means whereby the tubs' Blyy reference to the drawings it willbe l notedthat thel independently vertically ar ranged'rod ct has its lower end in engagementA with. transverse pins t, passing through the tapered lower'end'K of the tube F, and these pinsserve tosupport the rod when the work` ingbarrel is lowered, whereby the upper endV ofthe rodxwill unseat the. standing valve D.

` Having' thusdescribed my invention, what` I.. An ArtesianV well Vcomprisinga working barrelhaving at itslower end a standing valve, and a'telescoping member passing through the lower end thereof and projecting thereinv and adapted to lift thel standing val-ve from its seatwhenthe working barrel is lowered, substantially as described..

2. An Artesian wellcomprising aworlingv barrel, a standingV valve therein, a suppleworking barrel is lowered, substantially mental or dumping Valve-barrel carried by; the 4working, barrel below the standingvalve,

andra member passing throughthe loweriend* of theworkingbarrel, and of a length suficient to engagethe standing valve'when the described. 3. An oil-well comprisinga vertically-Inovable working barrel, a standing-valve at the lowerportion thereof, asupplemental dump- :ing-valve-` barrel below 'the standing valve,

. atlube. passing w-ithin thedumpingvalve barre1,j.the said tube carryingmeans adaptedto` engage `,the f standing. valve when the -working barrel is lowered'for the purpose of 'unseating' `the standingvalve and dumping the collected sediment or sandtherefrorn, ,substantially as described.

n 4.V Ap oil-well comprising a'vertically-movable working barrel, an attachment Itherefor compri-sing a4 supplemental valve-barrel carrying a` standing valve, anda tube within .the supplemental barrel, the said tube carrying means atits upper end adapted toy engage the standing valve when the working barrel is lowered, substantially as described.

5. Anoil-well comprising'a'working.barrel, a standingvalve therefor and at the lower end Vthereof-,and a member vertically movable in relation to the working barrel and adapted to engage and unseat thel standing valviewhenn the working barrelis lowered, 'substantially fasdescribed'.

outward,when the tubing can either be raised: ,l

` 6. An Artesianwellcomprisingaverticallymovable working barrel,`a standin'gval've in the lower. end` thereof, and a-tube vcarrying'an'. upwardly-projecting member adapted to en-' gage and unseat the standing'valfve' when the .working barrel is lowered', substantially as described.

7. An ArtesianA well comprising alworking 'barrel' having ,at itslower end ai standing valve, and-a tube carrying an upwardlyprojecting member adapted to engage andunseat the standingV valve when the working ybarrel is' lowered, substantially as described. f i 8. An Artesian well comprisinga; working barrel, an Vanchor at: the lower en'dthereof, `the working' barrel havinga standing valveat thelower end'thereof, 'an independent .tube

having its lower endconnected' with the 'anchor 'and its upper end adapted to'tel'escope the working barrel, the tube4 carrying means `adapted to engage and unseat the standing valve when the working barrel is lowered, substantially asi described.

I olaim-,anddesiretosecure by Letters Pat? Y ent,v is-f- 9. Ank oil-well comprising a vertically-movable working barrel, a;.relativelystationary telescoping'member at the-lower end of. the well, the working barrel carrying a` standing valve, the telescoping member adapted to unseat the standing valvev when the working barrel is lowered, andimeans at the upperend of the well for supporting the `workin g barrel,

" s-ubstantially'as described.

t 10. An Artesian wellicompri'sing a vworking barrel, a relatively-stationary tube at the lower end of the well adapted to telescope the workingl barrel, the working barrelhaving a standing valve, the said stationary tube carrying therein a.vertically-'arranged` rod with anupwardlyprojecting end adapted to en-V gage thek standing valve and unseatitfwhen the working barrel is: lowered, substantially as described. l

11. `An Artesian well comprisinga Vertically-movable working barrel, a relativelystationary dumping member,a stan dingvalve carriedV by the working barrel and adaptedto beunseated byfthe dumpngmembergand a supporting means at Vthe'upper endV of the wellV comprising a ring M of sufficient size to IOO IIO

permit the working barreL and its joints to pass therethrough, and a divided ring P having a relatively-smaller opening which will not permit the joints of `the tube to pass through it, substantially as described.

12. An Artesian well comprising a working barrel having at its `lower end a standing valve, a member projecting within the working barrel and adapted to engage the said valve, one of said members being vertically movable in respect to the other, whereby the standing valve is adapted to be unseated by the relative movement thereof, substantially as'described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 15 my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT D. GREEN.

Witnesses:

FRANK R. FOSTER, A. M. BOARDMAN. 

